Topic : Living with Chronic Pain

Hi Debbie 

I wanted to get in a hello to you and so glad you wrote back.. 

Sounds like you are on top of the child support and by the sounds of it, they will find him... 

I know someone here in our town that was on a waiting list for low income housing for almost 2 years and she will get to move in in two weeks.. So, just keep bugging them girl. I really think if you could have your own home, you would feel so much better..  

Sending you a hug and hope and all my love.. 

Hang in there... Love Diana 

Hi there 

Of course you are not butting in.. 

My friend is dealing with a daughter who is chronic and has a very cruel illness and on top of her daughter being in the hospital, she has a 6 yr old grandson and then another friend was very sick and then a really close friend who has MS and a butt-head for a hubby, had a major stroke and ended up in the same hospital. And all of this happened with in days of each other. 

So, she got so stressed and then what we are thinking she has not slept for days, we are thinking between 5-8 days with no sleep. I heard someone call this a manic-high. And she is so out of it and it got really crazy. She was throwing rocks at people and nothing she was saying was making any since at all.. 

And when I got to the hospital, which was less than 5 min behind the ambulance and sheriff officer, she was making no since when she was talking and she had all this crazy stuff with her, a huge rock, CD, 2 toy tractors and a hat and a picture of her friend with the stroke and she had a certain way everything had to be on her bed.. 

And what is really freaking me out is that mental illness runs high in her family and that is what has me so worried. 

And I am 41 years old and I have never seen anything like this, ever.. then to be someone who love and care so much about. It's got me scared. 

I want to THANK YOU for caring and for holding my hand tonight. It really means a lot to me and thank you again. 

Sending you a hug and all my love.. Dianah 

HI there 

Wanted to Send a Huge THANK YOU to you girls who were holding my hand tonight. 

Of course could not sleep, thinking about Cindy and hopped on here and made my night to know you are holding my hand while I am dealing with this.. 

What is it called when a spouse is taking care of you and they get burned out???? what is that called?????? 

I am sitting here talking out load to myself and trying to think what this is called,, besides burn out... 

Wow, a lot of post today and so happy to see Zippy is back on and also our jmill is back.. 

Wondering were Pickles is tonight and how she is feeling... 

Again, thanks for being here for me.. 

Sending a hug and hope and all my love.. Dianah 

Hey darlin, I am so sorry to hear about your friend. I havent been able to check in for a few days. It took me awhile to read all the new post, then I got to yours and had to take a min. to reread what you were saying. I know you have been dealing with this for some time , previous posts. What a very special and dear friend you are. Never doubt about what you have done and how you have been there for her. I know when I have tried to be there for someone and it goes from bad to worse, I start to question, " what if I had only done more or what did I miss that would have helped more". You, my friend, have done all that could be done on your part. Just know that I have such admaration for you and love you bunches. I hope that you rested well and have a much better day today.                      Cheryl Lynn 

hi d'ann -- 

Hi there, Dianah, 

Gee it's Saturday night here now 10:40pm (just put in 12 hours work today) and thought I would call it a day now. Haven't been on the site for a day or so, so will have to take time out to catch up on all the news. 

Hope you didn't make the cake from an actual turtle (lol). Never heard of it before - mind you I'm not a cake eater. Once in a blue moon I'll have a piece but otherwise rather prefer savoury things. Glad to hear that the surprise party went off well. It's so nice to do something like that to someone. 

Hope that your jaw is doing fine now and no pain - you endure so much to have that on top of it. When I want my teeth cleaned - just pop in steradent for the night and they come out brilliant white in the morning (ha ha). When I was 44 was the last time I went to the dentist for a problem. Very painful on the left side at the back - man that was pain! Affected my ears and I was crying with the pain (not a cry baby usually) but eventually they found out it was a piece of the root from the wisdom tooth that had gone septic - had to have it cut out, my the pain! and that was after 27 years. 

Well the shoulder pain is really sore sore sore after my mishap on Thursday. But I just take stopain and an anti inflammotary at night. I find this helps me sleep but there's work to be done and it takes my mind of the pain until I get up from my desk and do other things then I feel it. 

I had a pleasant surprise on Friday - so desparate for money to pay the bills that I really was so down. I prayed and prayed and 2½ hours after that my prayer was answered. Just amazing how it worked. I was working but all of a sudden got up, had a shower, did my hair, and even put mascara on (I never use the stuff but just felt I should put it on), sat down to carry on working and there was a knock at the door. One of my old clients came to me for me to do a big job for him. 

So it also shows that it doesn't pay to be nasty to people.  

Our weather this week has been lovely outside but inside (because of the tiles) it's freezing I have to have the heater on. 

We've had a few uninvited guests in our back yard again. Thought it had stopped but it's back. The hubby has put booby traps by the wall that they usuall come over but noww they come over the back gate. We've had so many that it doesn't worry me too uch. My son and I have sat and watched them - they know they have to tip toe because of our dogs. But sometimes they have surprised us and managed to break into three of our cars. My son's, my hubby's old old car that there is nothing left to steal and of course mine. My other son seems to have been the only lucky one in our family. For some reson they don't like his car, and they are all Opels. 

Anyway I hope the rest of your saturday is funtastic - I am now going to read a few messages and then go to bed - taken my pills. 

You take care of yourself now 

Hugs and hugs and love............Pickles 

Yep snow once in all my life - uncanny that. Maybe one day I'll get to se it again. 

Man do I know about hating diabetes. I have had it for 19 yrs. It has invaded many of my family members. There will be a cure one day. In the meantime we work hard to keep control. Sometimes it just gets uncontrolled due to even a small sniffle.  injuries take forever to heal. Sugar is everywhere. It is so hard for me let alone a small child.  

  Why I was a pastry chef I don't know. I cannot eat the delights I make. Or I should say made. Pain has stopped my life in it's tracks. I will send some prayers your way for your son:)  

  What you can.t do God will.   

Dianah, 

Just found this posting, you are a STAR. Hang in there girl what you did especially in your condition I take my hat off to you. You are one of a kind. 

Please don't worry to much just as long as your friend can know that you are there with all your love and support will be best for her. 

Pickles